| bibulous |
addicted to alcohol; alcoholic. |
| cyst |
a small pouch within body tissue that is filled with fluid or air. Some cysts are connected with serious disease, but most are not harmful at all. |
| elide |
to leave out or slur, as a syllable or letter, in pronunciation. |
| expostulate |
to argue earnestly with someone, usually against an intended action; remonstrate. |
| flak |
(informal) irritating opposition, criticism, or dissent. |
| glabrous |
having no hair or fuzz; bald; smooth. |
| gnomic |
short and pithy, as an aphorism. |
| idiosyncrasy |
a characteristic of temperament, habit, or physical structure particular to a given individual or group; peculiarity. |
| imprimatur |
any official permission or sanction. |
| ineluctable |
impossible to be avoided; inescapable. |
| louche |
of questionable decency, morality, or taste; shady; disreputable. |
| neophyte |
a beginner or novice at any activity. |
| pusillanimous |
shamefully timid; cowardly. |
| Sabbatarian |
one who observes the Sabbath on Saturday, as Jews and certain Christians. |
| symbiosis |
a close association, usually a mutually beneficial relationship, between two dissimilar organisms. |